privacy policy for

the collage garage

Last Updated: may 16, 2025ce

Welcome to The Collage Garage (accessible at www.thecollagegarage.com). We are committed to protecting your privacy and handling your personal information with transparency and care. This Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website and purchase our products.

1. Information We Collect

We may collect personal information that you voluntarily provide to us and information that is automatically collected when you use our Site.

Personal Information You Provide:

  • Contact Information: Your name, email address, shipping address, and phone number when you place an order or contact us.

  • Payment Information: While we use third-party payment processors (e.g., stripe, Squarespace payments for credit card payments, Venmo), we may receive transaction details necessary to confirm payment and fulfill your order. We do not directly store your full credit card numbers.

  • Communications: Records and copies of your correspondence if you contact us.

Information Collected Automatically:

  • Log and Usage Data: Our servers may automatically log standard data provided by your web browser, such as your IP address, browser type and version, the pages you visit on our Site, the time and date of your visit, and the time spent on those pages.

  • Cookies and Tracking Technologies: We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track activity on our Site and hold certain information. Cookies are files with a small amount of data which may include an anonymous unique identifier. You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, you may not be able to use some portions of our Site.

2. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect for various purposes, including:

  • To process and fulfill your orders, including managing payments and shipping.

  • To communicate with you about your orders, inquiries, or requests.

  • To provide customer support.

  • To send you marketing and promotional communications (only with your explicit consent, where required by law). You may opt-out of receiving these communications at any time.

  • To improve and personalize your experience on our Site.

  • To monitor and analyze usage and trends to improve our Site and services.

  • To maintain the security and integrity of our Site.

  • To comply with legal obligations.

3. Sharing and Disclosure of Your Information

We do not sell your personal information. We may share your information with third parties only in the ways that are described in this Privacy Policy:

  • Service Providers: We may share your information with third-party vendors, service providers, contractors, or agents who perform services for us or on our behalf and require access to such information to do that work (e.g., payment processors , shipping carriers). These parties are obligated to protect your information and use it only for the purposes for which it was disclosed.

  • Legal Requirements: We may disclose your information if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities (e.g., a court or a government agency).

  • Protection of Rights: We may disclose information where we believe it is necessary to investigate, prevent, or take action regarding potential violations of our policies, suspected fraud, situations involving potential threats to the safety of any person and illegal activities, or as evidence in litigation in which we are involved.

4. Data Security

We implement reasonable administrative, technical, and physical security measures designed to protect the security of any personal information we process. Our Site uses Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) technology (HTTPS) to encrypt information transmitted between your browser and our server. However, please remember that no method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.

5. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We use cookies to help us remember and process the items in your shopping cart, understand and save your preferences for future visits, and compile aggregate data about site traffic and site interaction so that we can offer better site experiences and tools in the future. You can choose to disable cookies through your browser settings.

6. Your Data Protection Rights

Depending on your location, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information, such as:

  • The right to access – You have the right to request copies of your personal data.

  • The right to rectification – You have the right to request that we correct any information you believe is inaccurate or complete information you believe is incomplete.

  • The right to erasure – You have the right to request that we erase your conditions. To exercise these rights, please contact us using the details provided below.

7. Children's Privacy

Our Site is not intended for use by children under the age of 13 (or the applicable age of digital consent in your jurisdiction). We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If we become aware that we have collected personal information from a child under 13 without verification of parental consent, we will take steps to remove that information from our servers.

8. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Last Updated" date. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes.

9. Contact Us

If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us at: Email: howdy@knaveshigh.com